Böcker av J L Salter

Chloe Watson wants to keep her place in line for the Electronics Super Sale, but really needs a restroom break. Might that handsome jogger be willing to stand still and hold her place for fifteen minutes for $10? Brett Hardy agrees, but bets it will take her longer than fifteen minutes to return. If Chloe wins, she owes him nothing, but if Brett wins, she has to accept his invitation to dinner. How long could the lines be at the ladies room? As it turns out, too long, and Chloe's stuck with an unwanted date. After that, Brett has even more surprises up his sleeve - and if a bet won't get him a second date with Chloe, maybe a bribe will. For her part, Chloe can't understand why Brett resorts to gimmicks instead of just asking her out. Of course, if he did ask, she'd probably have to say "Don't bet on it."

Grit doesn't fade away... it just becomes crusty. Needing only a fresh angle to write her Veteran's Day special, reporter Kelly discovers first-hand that the Greatest Generation still has enough grit to fight back. While all the authorities are occupied during a massive Homeland Security drill, an urban gang of thieves targets an isolated retirement subdivision, figuring the crippled geriatrics would offer no resistance. Though Kelly's widowed boyfriend Mitch came along only for a post-funeral luncheon, he soon finds himself leading a mismatched flanking team. Kelly's good friend Wade has his own assignment, with a homemade mortar and lots of illegal gunpowder. Maybe it's difficult to remember everyday things like taking pills, but these octogenarians have never forgotten it was up to them to defend family, home, and community. The outcome of their courageous stand depends on the resolve and resourcefulness of an unlikely ensemble of eccentric elderly neighbors, several American Legion members, and others spanning four generations. With harrowing elements yanked right out of today's headlines, this cozy story reaches back into the sturdy heartbeat of people raised during the Depression and tested during World War II. Though the old uniforms haven't fit in many decades, their resilient spirits still have that same intensity which helped save democracy.

This is not a Regency. But what if you woke after a traumatic experience and believed you were in England back in the year 1813?A young woman awakens after a terrible car wreck, convinced she's named Georgette Heyer and is betrothed to a lesser British baron of 200 years ago. But instead of a baron, she encounters a man named Earl... and Dusty Earl's low-key 2013 Tennessee farm isn't anywhere near England, nor anything like it.Lonely and handsome, Dusty wants to help the delusional woman he calls Duchess, but she sees the frightening world around her through a lens that's two centuries old. Surely they can develop a truce, but can that become a relationship? And how long will she believe she's living in Regency times?Meanwhile, Dusty's desperate enemy wants to use the confused, attractive Duchess for his own purposes - and Dathan always fights dirty. How far will Verdeville's bad boy go to get what he wants?An affectionate wink at Regency romances and their readers, Duchess of Earl is a delightful hybrid of contemporary romance, suspense, and action, with a few generous helpings of comedy.

Though he doesn't even believe in spirits, it takes only one haunting for Levi Muir to become entranced with the beautiful ghostess.A young veteran recovering from a wrecked relationship, Muir moves to Magnolia for his first year of teaching high school English and resides in the renovated old hotel, which everyone else knows is haunted. Despite his skepticism, Muir senses a presence, then smells a unique perfume. Later he locates an old portrait of beautiful Danielle Gregg, who lived in that suite a century ago, but experienced a tragic death.His lovely new colleague Lucy (science teacher and dedicated Spirit-Chaser) tries to convince Muir that the supernatural is real... and not to be taken lightly. Though Muir has been attracted to Lucy since the first day he spotted her, something begins to jam his thoughts whenever she enters his mind.Intrigued by the beauty and sensuality of the mysterious woman in the portrait, Muir tries to learn more about the ghostess and her untimely demise. Though still skeptical of ghosts and hauntings, Muir can't shake the feeling there could be more to Danielle's mysterious 1914 death than the locals believe. The more Muir encounters the lovely ghostess, the stronger his desire for even more contact! But Lucy's willing to fight for Levi's heart, because no self-respecting Southern girl takes second place to a ghostess.